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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Dosimetric evaluation of anatomical changes during treatment to identify criteria for adaptive radiotherapy in oesophageal cancer patients

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Pages 1467-1473 | Received 19 May 2015, Accepted 26 Jun 2015, Published online: 29 Jul 2015

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